Arctic Cat Awarded Triple Damages of $46.7 Million in
Patent-Infringement Lawsuit Against Bombardier Recreational Products
Inc. and BRP U.S. Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAT) announced that a federal court judge for
the Southern District of Florida (Miami) awarded triple damages of $46.7
million USD in a patent-infringement suit filed by Arctic Cat against
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (TSE: BBD.B) and BRP U.S. Inc.
Initially, a jury awarded Arctic Cat just over $15 million USD on June
1, 2016, after unanimously finding that the defendants willfully
infringed all asserted claims in two of Arctic Cat’s patents for an
innovative off-throttle assisted steering technology. Arctic Cat’s
technology is an important safety mechanism designed to prevent on-water
collisions and accidents in personal watercraft (PWC). Today, the
federal judge tripled the damages in the case, due to the makers of the
Sea-Doo jet propulsion PWC committing willful infringement.

Christopher Metz, Arctic Cat’s president and chief executive officer,
stated: “We are very pleased with today’s court ruling. The jury and
federal court judge found that each of our patents in this case were
valid, and agreed that BRP willfully infringed on our patents over the
course of many years.”

The suit concerned a long-standing safety concern in the PWC industry:
the inability to steer PWC once the throttle is released, which can
occur in emergency situations, particularly for inexperienced riders.
Arctic Cat developed a novel and effective off-throttle thrust mechanism
to make PWC safer. The technology provides riders with temporary
“steerable thrust” when the rider turns in off-throttle situations to
help prevent fatalities and injuries from collisions. The United States
Patent and Trademark Office awarded Arctic Cat patents for this
off-throttle steering technology, entitled “Controlled Thrust Steering
System for Watercraft."

About Arctic Cat Inc.The
Arctic Cat® brand is among the most widely recognized and respected in
the recreational vehicle industry. The company designs, engineers,
manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-sides and
snowmobiles, in addition to related parts, garments and accessories
under the Arctic Cat® and Motorfist® brand names. Arctic Cat Inc. is
headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its common stock is traded on
the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” More
information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.arcticcat.com.